Horrendous experience. They came to fix my heating system. Charged thousands of dollars and didn't…read moreeven fix the problem. We were still without heat in December. We called another company who came out right away and solved the problem for a nominal charge. I complained to this company three different times and got nowhere. I feel truly robbed. The fact that someone can make you pay an astronomical bill but not actually fix the problem should be illegal!

I've been a facility manager for 25 years. I know how much things cost and what a fair price is. I…read morehad Basnett come to my house to give me a price on a VERY simple job, to replace an older discharge pump in the basement that the washing machine discharge flows into. The RETAIL cost of this pump is $340 and is readily available. I was given a cost of over $1400. Absurd. It's the cost of the pump (wholesale) plus 1.5 hours labor TOPS. Of course while he was there, he tried selling me on all these silver, gold, and platinum maintenance plans. I was still charged $129.00 just to be given a ridiculous price with no work performed. But that's the idea isn't it? The customer doesn't want to just flush away $129.00 for nothing so you're bullied into having them do it no matter how obscene the price is. By the way, just two years ago they were charging $69. Apparently that wasn't enough pressure for people.

Max Heating and Cooling is outstanding…read more My old heat pump system wasn't working, so I contacted one of the big companies in the Boston area. Their guy came in and wouldn't even look to see what was wrong with my unit. They immediately told me that I needed a new system and quoted me an outrageous price. They told me that they needed to rip out all my walls to put it in. I wanted to get a second opinion, so I put a request through yelp. Dan, the owner of Max, emailed me within an hour with his cell number. Stacey, the office manager, called me first thing the next morning and sent out Joseph, who did a careful analysis of my system. It did need to be replaced. Paulo came out and did an outstanding installation, over 3 days, staying late on a Friday night to complete it. My walls were all kept intact. And the price was MUCH lower than what the big name company quoted me. DEFINITELY USE MAX!!!!! Feel free to contact me for details.

Had an absolutely amazing experience with Max Heating and Cooling! My old steam boiler developed a…read morecracked heat exchanger, and Max Heating was prompt, informative, and willing to do the replacement during the New Year holiday. Dan and Sam have been stand-out with the depth of their answers to my questions. I appreciate that immensely as a demonstration of how much they care about the subject matter, and how much they care about ensuring I'm properly informed on what is happening. Sam and his crew were out all day yesterday dismantling the old boiler and installing the new one. They were friendly and engaged the whole time letting me observe the process. Sam called me over throughout to show me up close what had corroded in my old boiler, and to explain to me how it happened. He did the same during install of the new boiler to demonstrate all the critical aspects for maintenance--including letting me unscrew and rescrew a piece to practice for future cleaning. The new boiler is running smoothly right now. I feel like I understand its pieces. Sam even took an interest in diagnosing why my bathroom heating panel (which has never worked) wasn't heating. He cleaned out its vent and it has heat now. My cat is very happy to be warm right now. From the way Sam and his crew talked through all the aspects of the work they were doing, it was clear they take pride in the quality of the work. This wasn't just a job to get over and done with. And what's more, they did it for $2k cheaper than my competing quote. Max Heating and Cooling will be the first people I call for any plumbing projects I have going forward.

I hired Total Comfort to redo our basement boiler/furnace plumbing and to install mini-splits…read morethroughout our home in the Boston area. I cannot speak highly enough of the professionalism and quality of work done in a timeline manner. Honest, Dependable, Great value, and perfect installation considering many factors including a very old and difficult home to work with. A+, Recommended.

James came out to our home and did an amazing job. He was kind and professional and explained…read moreabsolutely everything to me. He did a thorough inspection of all parts of the system. He gave his honest opinions of what could be replaced and what the rough costs were for each component plus labor. He also explained what he thought was the best option to keep our current system running at it's best, which I chose to do. He re-gassed our unit and added a startup capacitor which seems to have done the trick! The outdoor unit kicks on easily, runs quiet and consistently now. And of course the AC blows ice cold now. He even gave recommendations for future maintenance for not only the AC unit but the boiler as well. I can't recommend Total Comfort Mechanical, and James, enough!

Just had my furnace serviced by Shawn at Genove. He was great. he was very Knowledgeable and taught…read moreme a few needed things. The office called to let me was he was arriving shortly. I liked that. I will be calling Genove in May to service my AC unit. Use this company, you will be glad you did. Arthur Karelas, Framingham,MA

Great local business. Offers automatic oil delivery so you don't need to worry about running out of…read moreheat during the cold winters or going out to check the tank yourselves. They somehow always know exactly when to fill. They also generally have great new customer deals to help protect your heating system and tune it up for the season. Customer service especially has been stellar! Always happy to help whenever I contact them, I highly recommend giving them a try.

Do not use Chambers. We reached out to Chambers last winter initially to service our system that…read morewas making a weird noise. They only text, not call. This made communicating with them extremely difficult the entire time. The morning they were supposed to arrive at 9 am so I took the day off from work. They didn't show up until several hours later with no communication regarding that. The man who serviced our heater had never seen our type of system before. He tinkered with it for a couple hours and finally "fixed" it. A few days later we were without heat. We called them several times, leaving them a message, but they did not get back to us. We were about to hire someone else to come, but the next morning they finally said they would come take a look, free of charge. The man came back and ended up replacing a part. We got an invoice in the mail for that part despite the free of charge promise. Shortly after that our heater broke again so we ended up calling a different company. After their last visit and the previous invoice for the part, we received ANOTHER invoice in the mail for a much larger charge than the previous. We reached out to Chambers several times trying to figure out what that invoice was for, as their last visit was free of charge. To this day we have not heard back from them even after writing them a letter to remind them of what happened. They continue to send us delinquent payment invoices and will not respond to us when we reach out to them.

Quick, helpful, and reasonably priced. They helped me out big-time with no heat during a very cold…read moreweek. Will be calling them again for future needs.

we were referred to Colonial HVAC by a friend in Acton as we just purchased a cottage in Concord…read more We were surprised how easy and accommodating they were and have now had them back for 3 different projects. They are a smaller company and the owner Tom did the first service call. His tech and his awesome helper, Kyle and Jay, were equally outstanding. I could go on with superlatives, but I felt so confident and comfortable with the quality and value of the work that I would not hesitate to recommend this company.

I had an appointment scheduled for them to come over, review our needs and give us a proposal…read more Technician never showed, never called. Went elsewhere.

Bryan came by to service the water heater (to replace the anode rod). Did a great job as always…read more It's nice to have a company that is always professional, on time, focused on doing a quality job, and willing to take the time to explain things and provide some helpful tips going forward. Consistently first class!

I've been using Ken and his team for several years after a referral from a friend. They have been…read moreprofessional, reasonable; informative, helpful, and have proven work. I recently decided to try replacing my very old sink disposal that was making a loud grinding noise. It was at least 30 years old so I wasn't surprised. The repair was surprisingly easy as I used the same brand to replace and the flange is the same after decades so I didn't need to do the hard work of interacting with the sink itself. When I pulled out the old unit, sure enough there was Ken's sticker on it from when he installed it for the prior owners of my home decades earlier! It was so old it didn't have an area code needed. Ken's team also told me about some repairs that could be safely deferred and done with the help of the local town when they did other repairs they are responsible for, which saved me about $1000. Tip: visit the Absolute website as there are usually coupons available to reduce the service charges.

I wanted to recognize Dan Sweet and the folks at Sweet Plumbing and Heating for the excellent…read moreservice that they provided. We had just moved in and the burner in the water heater installed by the previous owners several months prior stopped working. I called Sweet Plumbing for warranty service on the water heater in the morning and Dan was able to come out the same day to take a look. He personally investigated the issue, worked out the warranty replacement with the manufacturer, picked up the part, and repaired my water heater - all in the span of about 4 hours. Talk about amazing service. I highly recommend Sweet Plumbing for your plumbing needs.

Great personal and professional service we have a customer for over 30 years and have never been…read moredisappointed. They always come on time and bring the correct stock every time. Highly recommended. Larry Clark